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or cardsharper
as in schemer
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Recent Examples of cardsharp
Always eyeing the horizon for the next easy buck, like a leering obese card sharp with an orange comb over on a steamboat chugging down the Mississippi, Trump appears unsatisfied with his crypto scams and international resort extortions.
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Guy Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
And there is possibly no American actor more suited than Mr. Mays to shuffling through the dozens of players in Dickens’s celebrated tale with the ease of a cardsharp.
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Charles Isherwood,
WSJ,
23 Nov. 2022
The yarn Guimarães tells about encountering one of his idols, a storied cardsharp who could effortlessly pull off any sleight of hand necessary to tilt a high-stakes game in his favor, gets lost in the shuffle of the show’s activities.
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Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2020
Guy Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
And there is possibly no American actor more suited than Mr. Mays to shuffling through the dozens of players in Dickens’s celebrated tale with the ease of a cardsharp.
—
Charles Isherwood,
WSJ,
23 Nov. 2022
The yarn Guimarães tells about encountering one of his idols, a storied cardsharp who could effortlessly pull off any sleight of hand necessary to tilt a high-stakes game in his favor, gets lost in the shuffle of the show’s activities.
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Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cardsharp
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The film is set in a declining industrial city in Northeast China and traces a young man’s search for his father, a small-time schemer who chased quick riches during the freewheeling capitalist surge of the late 1990s and early 2000s in Southern China.
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Readers may learn about the Florida aquifer, cowhunters, deadhead logging, old-school conservationists such as Marjory Stoneman Douglas and even Charles Ponzi, the famed schemer.
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Herding Sheep with Bill There was no contradicting his calendar Of superstitions – the feast of some saint or other The sheep had to be herded off the mountain, Culled and counted, dipped and Doctored with shots for blackleg.
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That lack of coordination played a role in letting the plotters slip through intelligence, often in plain sight.
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Investigators used search warrants for cell phone data and chart plotters to discover sourcing.
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Try for yourselves, ye witless knaves— Take each to bed your Sally!
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Many a knave is rich, sleek, and honored, while the just man is poor, hated, and in torment.
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Anyone from a Hollywood Goth to a streetwear enthusiast to your average Hollywood slickster looking for something streamlined and stylish will find something here.
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The jive talker, the role of slang-slinging slickster, has been picked up by Slick, Junkyard Dog and the Godfather.
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Much like his longstanding working relationships with BlocBoy JB and Sexyy Red, Tay Keith also had a similar footing with Drake, providing the soundscape for some of the 6 God’s slickest sneak disses.
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In this case, a creator pairs her sneaks with a graphic tee.
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Meanwhile, the more budget-friendly Project Cloud Fashion Sneakers offer a sneaker-Mary Jane hybrid that feels equal parts timeless and fresh.
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While the Hoka Bondi 9s are my pick for the best sneakers for pregnancy, here are a few other Hoka favorites to check out if these aren’t fully piquing your interest.
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“Cardsharp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cardsharp. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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